The Department of Public Health's Family Planning
Program contracts with eight agencies that serve 45 of Iowa's 99 counties.
Family planning clinics are located in 33 of the 45 counties. The Family
Planning Council of Iowa provides service to the remaining 44 counties.
Clinic
information
Clinics offer these services to Iowa residents:
Medical Services
- Birth control exams and supplies
- Tests and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases
- Cancer screening: Pap smears and breast exams
- Infertility exams, counseling, and referral
- Tests for high blood pressure and anemia
- Pregnancy tests
Health Education
- Birth control methods
- Reproductive health
- Self exams for breast or testicular cancer
- Sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS
- Importance of nutrition
- Effects of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco on reproductive health
Information
- How to plan a healthy pregnancy
- How to talk with parents and others about sexuality
- How to make responsible sexual decisions
Community Education
- Public speakers and educational materials
- Parent-child communication
- Reproductive health
- Birth control
- Other family planning-related issues
Costs for service at family planning clinics are based on ability to pay, and are often less than at other health centers. Services are free for people enrolled in Medicaid and who have incomes that are below the federal poverty guidelines. Family planning clinics offer quality, confidential health care. Medical services are provided by physicians and nurse practitioners trained in family planning health care. Educational programs are available to meet community needs.
Iowa Family Planning Network - The Iowa Family Planning Network is a service of the Iowa Department of Human Services that provides FREE and confidential family planning services to Iowa women. Services include:
- Annual birth control exams
- Most types of birth control
- Testing for pregnancy
- Limited testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases
- Voluntary female sterilization
For more information about IFPN, contact the Healthy Families Line at 1-800-369-2229.
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Contact person: Janet
Peterson
Technical contact: Jenny Vohsman
Iowa Department of Public Health
Funding for this project was provided by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.